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Mr. Newton, in reply, said :— 
Mr. Presipent, — 
Most highly do I appreciate the honour which the Council of the 
Geological Society have conferred upon me to-day by awarding me 
the proceeds of the Wollaston Fund,—an honour wholly unexpected, 
and valued the more because of the kind manner in which you, Sir, 
have been pleased to speak of my work among the fossil vertebrata, 
which it has been my pleasure and, in part, my duty, to undertake. 
Such work is always a source of pleasure and profit in itself; 
but its recognition by those who are most capable of judging of its 
value is certainly the greatest satisfaction and highest reward one 
can receive. In accepting this award, I do so with the greater 
pleasure because I feel that it is not only an honour to myself, but 
an indication of the goodwill which exists between the Geological 
Society and the members of the Geological Survey. 
If any thing could enhance the value of the award in my estima- 
tion, it would be receiving it, as I do to-day, from the hands of one 
who, standing in the foremost rank of anatomists and paleeontolo- 
gists, is so competent to judge of such work as mine, and who by 
kind and gentle sympathy has not only encouraged investigation, 
but gained the warmest regards of all who have come within the 
circle of his influence. 
AWARD oF THE Murcuison MEDAL. 
In presenting the Murchison Medal to Dr. Henry Woopwarp, 
F.R.S., the PREsIDENT said :— 
Dr, Henry Woopwarp,— 
The Council has awarded you the Murchison Medal and a grant 
of Ten Guineas in recognition of your valuable researches into the 
structure and classification of the fossil Crustacea, especially of the 
Merostomata and Trilobita, and your services to the progress of 
geology in Great Britain by your conduct of the Geological Magazine 
for nearly twenty years. Your Monograph on the ‘“‘ Merostomata,”’ 
published by the Paleontographical Society, and your “ Catalogue 
of British fossil Crustacea, with their synonyms and the range in 
time of each genus and order,” will long continue to be works of refer- 
ence indispensable to every student of these interesting life-forms. 
But valuable as.are these written records, they discover but a small 
part of the services you have rendered in the advancement of our 
science. How much more you have done ‘by the assistance you 
have so freely given to all who have sought your help at the Museum 
in deciphering some difficult matters in paleeontology will never be 
fully known. 
Dr. Woopwakp, in reply, said :— 
Mr. PresrpEnt,— 
I cannot, I fear, adequately express my thanks to the Council for 
the honour they have conferred upon me this day in awarding me 
the Murchison Medal. 
